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The Thankless Role of Manual Scavengers | In Conversation with Palani Kumar
09 Apr 2022
In this episode of Interlinked, we talk about manual scavengers and their lives with Palani Kumar, a People's Archive of Rural India Staff Photographer. Mr.Kumar and Ashika discuss the woes of the under-represented Dalit community , the representation of their work through photos and the impact of the Covid pandemic Palani Kumar has previously worked as a cinematographer for the documentary film 'Kakoos' and has been working on bringing to light, the hardships of being a manual scavenger, the deaths caused by this means of living and the lives of the children of such workers. He was regarded as the Top Ten Humans 2019 by Anandha Vikatan for his socially impactful work through the years. In March 2020, he received the Best Story of the Year - 2020 award from the Public Relations Council of India. #manualscavenging #dalits #peoplesarchiveofruralindia #covid19
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